[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 130 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5589-S5590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I have 9 requests for committees to meet 
during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the 
Majority and Minority leaders.
  Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's 
session of the Senate:


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, 
at 9:45 a.m., to conduct a business meeting and hearing on the 
following nominations: Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director 
of the Amtrak Board of Directors, and Martin J. Oberman, of Illinois, 
to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 9:45 
a.m., to conduct a business meeting and hearing on the following 
nominations: William Charles McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
Administrator, and Peter C. Wright, of Michigan, to be Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, both of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mary Bridget Neumayr, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Council on Environmental Quality, and John Fleming, of Louisiana, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and 
General Services Administration resolutions.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 
10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


                          Committee on Finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on the following nominations: Justin George Muzinich, of New 
York, to be Deputy Secretary, and Michael J. Desmond, of California, to 
be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant 
General Counsel, both of the Department of the Treasury.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: R. Clarke Cooper, of 
Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), and 
John Cotton Richmond, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to 
Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, 
both of the Department of State.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Richard J. Sullivan, of 
New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, 
Diane Gujarati, Eric Ross Komitee, and Rachel P. Kovner, each

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to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York, John L. Sinatra, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of New York, and Lewis J. Liman, and Mary Kay 
Vyskocil, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


          Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness

  The Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 01, 2018, at 
2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing

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